If you are dead set on including a specific color in your event, no matter the theme, there is always a way to start with that one color and work around it. Your wedding theme is the perfect starting place for your color inspiration. Let’s say you’re planing a modern wine theme, right there I think of dark espresso, merlot, soft browns and metallic copper… and if you were planning a rustic barn wedding, your colors would be hugely different. You really need to finalize your theme before color makes it’s way into your plans. Have you decided on your wedding theme yet? If so what is it? Rustic, modern, boho, or maybe even destination. It might seem like my color palette came together pretty easily, but I truly took all of the below into consideration and hope you do to! 1. Based on the flowers I had my bridesmaid wear an expresso colored dress with cream pearl jewelry… and all the guys wore browns and beiges. My color scheme worked perfectly for fall flowers, we had orchid bouquets with fall leaves and sticks wrapped with raffia (fairly untraditional for the time – 8 years ago). Our venue had all white walls (with retro beach posters) and instead of black tablecloths they were able to secure espresso brown, which I was so grateful for! When dealing with destination locations, your options become very limited. Which worked perfectly for the beach ceremony and our beach theme. From the gates I knew I wanted all soft, organic colors that you would naturally find on the beach, so I went with browns, creams, and a few complimentary shades of coral and orange. I had a fall, destination wedding on the beach. I’ve been wanting to talk about this topic for a while now and when JoPhoto sent over this bright, Lilly Pulitzer styled shoot, I knew it would be the perfect background for me to share my wedding color theory with you! Whether you have yet to land on your perfect wedding colors or if you have already set your palette in stone, you’ll want to take a moment to read my valuable color tips below. In the planning of my wedding color palette I looked at 3 major things the theme, the location/venue, and the season. From the invitations to the wedding favors, these photos from real weddings may make you consider adding grey to your wedding color palette.You might be shocked to hear that the only color turquoise present at my wedding, was my “something blue”… hence the blog title. Take a look at 16 ways to use grey in your wedding, below. Wedding cakes can also feature grey embellishments, by way of ribbons or cascading sugar flower petals. Also ideal for a lounge area at the reception or an after-party space, grey furniture rentals allow couples to add their personalities to the scene with flowers, plush pillows, and additional décor accents. Bridesmaids and groomsmen dressed in grey attire will allow the bride's gown to stand out and creates a beautiful backdrop for the bouquets and ceremony décor. Another advantage of the color grey is that the hue can work just as well for a vintage-themed wedding as it can for a sophisticated opulent celebration.Ĭouples can choose to highlight a neutral wedding color palette by including vanilla details, silver or mirror accents, and light-colored blooms to grey décor, or punch up a grey color palette with vivid floral centerpieces, vibrant place settings, and colorful paper goods. Also, since metallic décor details are becoming more and more popular, grey beautifully complements silver embellishments in both ceremony and reception designs. Despite its "colorless" pigment, the neutral hue is a seemingly colorful alternative to other neutrals used in weddings, such as white, ivory, or champagne. The color grey, while often associated with bleak cloudy days, can create quite the opposite effect when implemented into a wedding color palette.